Sports
After the gold: A look at how some Olympic champions are being welcomed home
Winning gold at the Olympic Games is a huge accomplishment. But athletes are received in various different ways upon returning to their home countries, with some even being showered with gifts and cash. But others question if financial rewards are appropriate.
Baseball rises in Argentina thanks to Venezuelan migration
In soccer-obsessed Argentina, there’s little place for other sports, and baseball is not the exception. The average Argentine knows very little about it, and there’s only one baseball field in the capital of Buenos Aires, a city with close to 16 million people. But in the past few years, baseball is attracting more players and more fans in the South American country.
Latvian basketball fans are rooting for ‘unicorn’ Porziņģis in the NBA finals
The Celtics are in the NBA finals, and one of the team’s most impactful players is Latvian center Kristaps Porziņģis. Fans in Latvia are rooting for him to become the first Latvian NBA champion. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports from Riga, Latvia.
Women fight for respect in Japan’s sumo rings
Sumo wrestling in Japan is among the world’s oldest sports, dating back at least 1,500 years. The rules are simple: Square off with an opponent in a ring lined with sand, then try to push the other person out. Another rule: Japanese professional sumo is also off-limits to women. Japanese women wrestlers who achieve champion status at international sumo events are frustrated to face prejudice back home.
